Yogi Bear (film)

Yogi Bear
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEric Brevig
Written by
Based onThe Yogi Bear Show
by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter James
Edited byKent Beyda
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • December 11, 2010 (2010-12-11) (Westwood)
  • December 17, 2010 (2010-12-17) (United States)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million
Box office$203.5 million

Yogi Bear is a 2010 American live-action animated comedy film directed by Eric Brevig and written by Brad Copeland, Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia. Based on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Yogi Bear Show, the film stars Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh, T.J. Miller, Nate Corddry and Andrew Daly, alongside the voices of Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake. The film centers on Yogi Bear as he teams up with his best friend Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, and nature documentary filmmaker Rachel Johnson to stop their home, Jellystone Park, from being logged. Production on the film took place in New Zealand in October 2008.

Produced by Donald De Line's De Line Pictures and Karen Rosenfelt's Sunswept Entertainment, Yogi Bear premiered at Westwood on December 11, 2010 and was theatrically released in the United States six days later on December 17 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Upon release, the film was met with largely negative reviews from critics.